Earl Spencer claims King Charles sounded elated after Diana died
Earl Spencer alleges in new memoir extracts that King Charles appeared giddily elated following Princess Diana's death in a Paris car crash in 1997.
Spencer describes the phone call
The Earl states the King sounded like a lottery winner during an immediate telephone conversation. He suggests the monarch felt relieved because he could now marry Camilla Parker Bowles. Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying grief can cloud reason and affect memory.
Palace responds to the claims
Officials noted that His Majesty is mindful of how pain influences judgment years later. The new extracts also mention Diana visiting a suicide site before her sons stopped her. Spencer wrote that palace officials feared public abuse if William and Harry did not walk behind the coffin.
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